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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
Twenty-Five to the Pound.

The son OF rich American was In
Paris with an open credit from his
father on q certain banking house there,
the head of which ran over to New
Yolk. where he happened to run on the
father. The banker reported that the
young man was In good health and hav-
ing good time, but that he was spend
ing good deal Of money. "We let
him have 10000 last month. and just
before left Paris he came in for 5000
more" /" "Whatl" cried the father.
"poundsP" ooh, nor replied the
banker, francs "Oh,o said the
father, with sigh Of relief, "those lit
tie things--let him have as many of
them az he waDts."
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
Marriages In Turkey.

| Marriages receive scarcely any more
attention among the Turks than
births and deaths, and there is but
little embarrassment from the admlnis-
trative formalities that precede and ac-
company this solemn act IN the. west.
There are no bann :, no announcements,
no registrations. A man obtains a
wife just as he would buy a bouquet;
but neither the buyer nor the seller, nor
the intermediary asks for a receipt.
As 1T Is forbidden a man to enter the
harem Of another (even If he were near
relative Of the latter) to see young
woman and talk with her, there are no
marriages for love and no engagem ents.
One father meets another father, and
says to him: "You have son and
have q daughter. II the mother Of
your son knows my daughter, let us
strike a bargain; If she does not know
ner. let them see each other. and then
let us close up the business. - The
conditions are discussed, and dowry
haggled over, then all the arrangements
between the parents are made and the
young people introduced to each oller.
Let ns add in passing, that among us
the marriages that are contracted IN
the great capitals Of Europe, especially
In Paris, do not depart from this pro.
gram. In France, however, a man
Is still allowed to behold the object for
the acquisition Of which negotiations
are in progress. In Turkey this Is for
bidden; there, marriage Is lottery In
deed.
Turkish girls are promised usually
when they are very young. even at a
tender age when they are only 3Jor 4
years old. If the young bride should
happen to die before her marriage, or
be required for the Sultan 's harem-Afor
1t may be promised that this is an honor
that breaks all engagements. and is es.
teemed as q great honor by parents
the intended husband Is not expected
to weep oyer what he loses, for be has
never seen 1t. When the young gill
reaches her twelfth or thirteenth year,
or somewhat later, her fourteenth year,
she receives the nuptial blessing, and
the husband canAot see the face OF bis
wife until after that ceremony.
No woman, not even the wife, takes
part in the solemnity Of marriage, which
issaffected by proxy. dalsqated to an
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
THE Playful ALLTaAToR.
His Eating Age and Other Interes.
ing Items OF Information.

At what age does an alligator begir
to eat, and what does he eat. anyhow
am not versed In the killing ways oi
this species OF the Saurian tribe, and,
though alligators are by no means up.
common pets In the North. T neye,
happened to 30 the proud possessor OF
one until recently. This little creature
Travelled In q box all the way from
Florida, and when he arrived, after his
four days. Journey. had apparently
given ap the ghost. There he lay on
his back. eyes shut, hia hands clenched.
his feet In the air--in fact, dead ss
door nail. A! Good Samaritan suR-
gested. as he was not stiff, warm
bath might revive him, and so iato
} water he was tenderly dropped, With
! the reflection that the tayidermist
would see him later. But not sol An
hour after a bark no bigger than the
sound emitted by a toy dog warned me
that Master Gator was no more dead
than the family cat who sat beside the
bowl containing the unaccountable OBJ
I!SSss tsAA'SA AoSniAA OAAtGol6Ul6 GuluRH.
Since then this infant has been as live.
ly as ten cricksts. It is impossible to
keep tract Of him aud the cat at tho
same time, 80 when one is taking it's
airing the other is shut in the closet.
In the meanwhile the native Of Florida
refuses topartake of food. Indeed /
have not been able to see If that historic
jaw has any hinge to work it, for
though he seems to enjoy the pettinR
he receives, especially being rubbed on
that particularly ugly place, he won't
open his mouth. I begin to think he
hasn't any; that he is a SUBJECT for tho
dime museum, or will have to have an
operation performed at the Massachu-
setts General Hospital to enable him by
and by to eat the noisy children In the
neighborhood. at present he measures
ten inches from nose to the tip Of bis
tall and Is so very affeetionate that my
hopes Of making any use Of him In, that
respect don't seem likely to be realized.
It 10 more probable that the cat will eat
him and thus cut short an innocent ex.
istence almost before :. z. LAS begun. He
has been named after tho Italian Mer.
latte --for reasons.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26

uncle orto an elder brother, often with
o full beard, who plays the role Of the
bride. The parents of the couple sign
the contract before the imam Of their
quarter, In the presence Of few
friends, who act as witnesses. The
,nuptials are then celebrated by the
families with q calmness and gravity
that would be as suitable for funeral
as for q wedding. 5gb
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
our Baby.

>. b. = !. H r
Our BABY j! !. Issr rare;
Hes awful cunning. Y,
Ana vel f,s worth 3 pay;a the share
Of work 4 him do.
:;
/ hope hewitt sur5 although
He's squeezed almost to death;
II makes him 6 sometimes, 1 know,
And takes away his breath.
our home is Z since there came
This angel from above; -.
He's 80 afreo,lopS. His fame
Is "Tootsey Wootsey Love-"
He makes our urspapslook bey
And feela Oder Joy:
Ipray he never Will incline
aBAO Oe boy.
When he's awake his eyes are blue;
lift him when can;
He'll B2s0412 t
Lift UP when he . man. 'm@
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
What an EGg Will Do.

For burns and scalds nothing is more
soothing than the white Of an egg,
which may be poured over the wound.
1t is softer as varn1sh than collodion,
and being always at hand can be ap-
Piled. 1t is always more cooling than
sweet oil and cotton which was formerly
supposed to De the surest application to
allay the smarting pain. It IL the con-
tact with the air which gives the extreme
discomfort experienced from the ordi.
nary accident of this kind, and any.
thing that excludes the air and prevents
inflammation is the thing to be at once
applied. The egg is considered to be
one Of the best remedies for dysentery.
Beaten up slightly. with or without
sugar. and swallowed at gulp, 1t
tends, by it's emollient qualities, to
lessen the Inflammation Of the stomach
and intestines, and, by forming q tran
silent coating on these organs, to enable
nature to resume her healthful sway
over diseased body. Two, or at most
three eggs per day would be all that is
required In ordinary cases, but since
egg lie not merely medicine, but food aa
we'll, the lighter the diet otherwise and
the quieter the patient IL kept, the
more certain ana rapid is the recovery.
g n Essa. .---~------~--S7Sss
A sound head, an honest heart and
p humble spirit are the three best
gai0es through time and to eternity.
What ls our life but an endless a fght
Of winged facts or eyentsl In splendid
variety these changes come, all putting
: questions to tho human spirit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-26
A Turklsh Paper Mil.

According to the report Of the Belgian
consul in Beyrout, the only Turkish
paper mill--that at Antelias. near {Bey~
produces annually about 10000
francs worth of paper all interior
wrappings,
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
LIFE.

How we prize the life that now is
- this mortal life, this life of uncer-
tainty, this life that is fast deetng
away, this life with all its environ
ments. with all its limitations, with
all its aches and pains and disappoimt.
mrnts! How, withal, we love this
life! How we long to retain it!
How we would like To invest 1t with
immortality and dwell here forcverl
How loath we are to part with it!
With what reluctance, with what
unavalling protests we yield to the
inevitable!
Yet this life to which we thus
cling is not worthy of mention in
comparison with the life possible to
us and promised to us; the life we
have even now, aud shall have for.
evermore, if we have Christ a life
unlimited; a life that has all eternity
for its fuller expansion, a life that
hae no aches, no pains, no disap.
pointments, no death. Is it not
strange tina. so many may be found
who have no appreciation of it, no
deep yearnlug for it; who so little
prize it that they refuse when it is
freely offered them without money
and without price !--Ex.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

pute; the quarrel wakes warmer and
warmer; they know that it is rapidly
tending to murder, but each has too
much courage" to run. Finally out
comes the pistol an d one man is dead
and the other on the way to the
scaffold. That is a harvest of clear
ly defined moral cowardice. 1t re.
quires great deal more courage to
run than it does TO stand still. 1t
requires much higher degree Of
courage to confess a wrong than it
does to persis; in doing wrong, and
itScquires a thousand times more
courage to ask mans pardon than
it does to abuse him. Young men,
if you desire to be known as brave
men, do the right thing every time.
Run when it is right to run. .4Get
down on your knees whenever you
ought to. Let the world laugh.
Don't be such coward as to be con-
quered by ridicule. R,dicule will
not kill you; laughter will not harm
you. Don't be such a coward as to
run into the face of danger when you
can keep out Of it, and do not think
that courage that leads you into i'm
proper places is a merit. 1t is not
Nobody bat coward refuses 20 run
when safety hes in running. West
ern Rural.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
GEN. BUTLER IN New ORLEANS

Gen. George A. Sheridan relates
this story,wl,ich be picked up in
New Orleans; A delegation of cit
liens OF that place visited President
Lincoln to beg him to remove Gen.
Butler from command there. The
President listened while they pre-
sented their thousand and one griev.
ances, and then said:
-"Well, gentlemen, as much as
you dislike Gen. Butler, at least he
has done one good thing for you; fer
by bis wise sanitary regulations he
has kept the yellow fever out"
One of the delegates, Creole, skip
ded before the President and replied,
excltedly: "Pardon, Mistah Presi-
dent. pardon; it was not Butler We
keep ze fevaire away from re city, it
was God. He still have a leede
mercy for our poor people. He dc
not send Ben Butler and re yellow
fevalre ze same season; no saire."
The President laughed heartily
but all the same Gen. Butler was
kept in command.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
WARS IN A NANE?~

Cincinnati is in Washington coun-
tv, Arkansas. Washington is in
Hampstead county. Boston is in
Bowie county, Texas, just over the
Arkansas line. Berlin and Dublin
are both in Logan county. Blaine
is in Logan county Liverpool aud
Hartford are two little places in Se-
bastian county. These are good old
names, but very poor towns; while
Fort Smith, Little Rock and Pine
l'lufi--the poorest possible names
are sll live towns. So there is not
much in a name when it comes to
gaming towns [Dardanelle Post.
Yell, Bro. Williams, where is Oar.
Ganelle? Howard you like to have
us Polk fun at your town and coun-
ty? We Grant what pou say lizard
to dispute; but during such a Hot
Spring your Sharpe remarks Wood
ruff-ls the patience of St. Francis
and make Marion Randolph with a
coon. Ouachi,slking about, any
howl Press. Eagle.
And then the old indian cbieftain,
Oscsola, rested pescefully on the
bosom Of his 6rst lave, Miss ] 3 SiPpi.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
THE NEW N.oRk NOVELIST.

The New York Novelist is one OF
the latest ventures of the Literary
Revolution. 1t is published week.
ly (also in monthly parts at the price
of % cents per year, and will give
during each year not less than sigh,
completes novels by the most famous
and popular authors of the world;
such novels as cost, commonly bound
from $3.50 to $1,000, aud even ia the
Seaside, Franklin Square, and other
libraries, cost from $l.50 to $500.
The first four issues contain, com
plete, the famous story of 4" Prince
Otto-A Romance by Robert L,
Stevenson. 1t is followed by the
much talked-of story of +" King Sol
omon's Mines" by Fl. Rider Hay
gard, of which such an eminent au-
thor as Julian Hawthorne SAYS:
"There is no story of adventure that
surpasses it," This will also be com
plete in four weekly parts. The
Novelist is published in handy mag
azine form, large type. The publish
er, John B, Alden, ,393 Pearl Street,
New York, will send specimen
copy free to any applicant.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25


The habit of carrying concealed
weapons is by no means a thing of
the past. Every locality has its cow
ardly pistol carrier. 1t is frequently
the boast of TIE STRIPPING and often
a matter of pride to those older in
years. The glistening barrel and
the idea that it contained leaden
messenger of death, seems to have a
peculiar fascination for the vicious
or weak or cowardly mind. A brave
man never carries weapons unless as
a matter Of self protection in case OF
emergency. The concealed knife
and hiden pistol are badge of the
coward and bully, and often in en-
encounter where the ready weapon
is called into use the good man suf.
fers while his armed opponent is I'M
hurt. The laws relating to this mat
ter should be enforced aud if not
sufficiently stringent. stronger ones
should be enacted. - Ex.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
l0WARDlCE.

Cowardice is esteemed a disgrace.
Well it depends altogether upon
circumstances whether il /. or not.
L is often one Of the brightest of
virtues. Moral cowardice is always
contemptible and it is not an uucom-
mon thing to find physical courage
the direct result OF the lack OF moral
courage. Men think they must stand
up before danger, before temptation
and before evil with bod front or
be called towards. a Judge in one
OF the Southern states few years
ago was challenged. He was not a
believer in the code and refused to
accept the challenge. But he thought
he must show bis courage IN some
way, aud to do it killed himself. He
was a moral coward. In his weak
ness he feared to face the communi-
~ because he hal done right. The
young man lifts the Intoxicating cup
to his lips because be wants to seem
courageous. He is a coward. He
knows he il doing wrong; he knows
t,e b ack stean of int.mperanc +,
covered with broken homes, and
blasted lives, and wi,hered hopes
and bligtted character, warrant him
IL saying to the temptcr: dare uol
touch that glass; confess my fear.
Two mon became engaged III DIS
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

In booming his t,wn, the editor
of the Randolph County Herald,
published at Pocahortas, describes
the citizens as follows:
"In general our citizens do much
as in other towns work hard, earn
money, and as soon as collected
spend it with an exceeding great rel
ish. Some of the men folks drink
liquor, that is when it can be Oh
tained. All the women try their
level best to look pretty, get mar
ried, aud as soon thereafter as cir.
cums!ances permit go into baby
raising. All our women wear two,
story bustles, gossip s'me, drink
vinegar, chew gum and wear fancy
garters."
Bro. Bolcn seems to be pretty well
posted, and if his town don't boom,
it won't be hls fault.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
ONE WAY OF MAKING A SHow.

Chicago rs an enterprising city.
1t is hinted that her condemned an
archists will not be executed until
after the next census is taken, it be-
ing her purpose To keep alive as many
cilizens as possible in order to make
a big showing as to population
Savaunah News.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

TINS is the dull season with the
business. The country
editor clips snake stories to fill his
columns and fills himselfup at coun-
try picnics aud fsh-fries; while his
city brother Of the Faber pushing
fraternity, Grams lis columns with
base bal. notes and swells up on
and soda-pop.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
MAXWELL TO HANG.

St. LolIs, June 20-Maxwell, alias
Brooks, the murderer of Prelier, is
to be hanged. The Supreme court
refuses to reverse the decisiou OF the
court. The prisoner was unoilicially
notified by his attorneys yesterday
aud was very much detected, saying
that bis trial was a farce.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

1t il stated that Mark Twain has
received $4,000 on the sale Of his
books in England. That is good
news. America is getting back some
of her gold her rich daughters car
ricd over to England when they lnar.
ried insolvent and drunken counts.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

Report from the Memphis district,
embracing Tennessee, North Missis-
sippi, North Alabama and Arkansas,
shows the cotton stands much better
than last year, and, as crop, is from
eight tn fourteen days earker.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

Col, Primus Jones, the great cot
ton grower of Southwest Georgia,
has sold his "Grst bale" this year to
Cole, Simpkins & Co., and guaran-
tees to deliver the same between July
9th. and 18th. Augusta (Ga) News.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

The daily papers are crowded with
the deadly work of rum, and no pa
PROT or christian heart can be silent
and not be guilty of the deep hurt
done society.-Issue.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

Every one admires bravery, but
many big burly man is afraid of
the woman who trembles at the sight
of a mousse Philadelphia Herald.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

The snakes driven ou. of Ireland
settled largely in Hamilton, Kings
ton and Toronto.--[Syracuse Stand
ard.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25

Pure Ice always IN hand, which ]
will deliver TO the trade st lc. per b,
end 70 consumers or families, in small
Quantities st i4c. Respectfully,
bid. ~ -.Lros.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices and THE head, giving sue, occups.
uon. business or profession, ard location. will
be charged 50 per annum.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
NUMBER AZ.

Buy the BEST because in the EXPERIENCES of All fe eeape
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
Official Directory.
Masonic.

The stated Communications Of os'eoia Lode
No II, Ar a \. NJ. will bn held the saiul'
dnys on or next before esch iull moon Inc
,mxmbsrs are ordered to attund promptly.
All Ma ter Masons in good standing are
eordtAiy invited to attend
by order Of J. W. FkicE, W. M'
LsoH RorssAS. Secretary
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-14
BENwOOD.

Ground was broken yesterday for the
foundation Of Mr.. John Leach's new build
ing.
The opening of another saloon is cou-
templated by a young man on Main street.
The Princess resumed her old trade yes
terday.
1t is said that hat the numerous indict-
ments before the grand Jury Monday will
probably deter some from rushing into the
whisky and beer traffic. Not much stock
is taken in that, though.
Right Rev. j.. j. Kahn, accompanied by
two other gentlemen, was a guest at st.
Johns rectOry yesterday.
A BenwoOd a named John MCClel-
land, was killed by the cars at GlenwOod,
Pa, yesterday afternoon. He was a ma
chInist by trade, and at the time of his
death he was employed at U%nio1town. 1t
is supposed that he came down TO the place
where he met his death on business. He
Wa about 30 years old and leaves a wife
and one child. The remains will be brought
down TODAY. His family reside in Centre
Ward, of this city.
Mr.. Edward Stein and Miss Laura Davis,
of MoundSville, were married in that city
at IL o'clocl yesterday morning.
There is q lot of urchins about town who
are making o practice, to the annoyance of
the inhabitants, of running along the side
walk in the evenings and throwing sundry
small articles against the doors and win
dows Of houses. Now, boys, some of the
people whom you have annoyed threaten
to look up the law for your punishment,
And they can find sD ordinance concern
ing it, for Section Z of Chapter Kill, fits
your case; but take this as a warning and
discont nue. yOur sport.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-14
A PALTRY IDEA.

We are told by Senator EvARTs that
there is no necessity for the reduction OF
the treasury surplus or of taxation. Much
legal learning hath evidently made the old
man mad. Here is what he said in q
speech the other evening ut a Republican
gathering in New YO,k. He was discuss
ing the treasury surplus and pOoh-pOOhing
the demand there should b. q reduction Of
taxation:
The Democrats say that the burden of
500, 900, UOO "A year in taxation must be
removed from the people. Now, let rs
see. That is on 60. OOO, 900 of people in
this country. That is $l.66 a year for
each person in the country. That is three
cents q week! Three cents q week for
each man, woman and child in America.
But you can't make the people think that
three cents q week is u growing oppres-
sion.
Here is u most amazing chunk Of log
ic." Principles, mind you, 20 for nothing
with the eminent Senator from New York.
The eminent Senator would cheerfully
have aequiesced in GEORGE Ills stamp
act, because it eIscted only q
few pennies. He would have arisen
one hundred and twenty odd years
2 in Faneuil Hall, at Boston, and in
his learned way combatted the indignant
assertion of the revolutionary fathers that
the stamp act was sn act of oppression,
He would have denied in his forensic style
that there was q principle at stake, orany'
thing at stake but a few cents The Sena'
tor says, you cannot make the people
think that three cents q week is a grow,
ing oppression" They thought so in rev
~olutionary times. 1t is just as bad to ex-
tort three cents a week as three dollars
The three cents o week amounts to a hun.
dred millions of dollars q year. Lying
idle in the treasury, ii is not only q dan,
ger to business, but q temptation to eI
t~rayagance and corruption. In striking
contrast to the shallow demagOgueism Of
EyARTs We place the strong words OF GRO
YER CLEVELAND on this surplus question
in has last message.
A continuation Of u present revenue
system would soon result in the receipt OF
an annusl income much greater than nee
essary TO meet Government expenses, with
no indebtedness upon which it could be
applied. We would then be confronted
with a vast quantity Of money, the eircu-
lating medium of the people, boarded in
the treasury, when il should be in their
hands or we should be drawn into waste
full public s~xtrayaganee, with all the cor